Straight A's: Asian American College Students in Their Own Words

Book Overview

The American Dream of success for many Asian Americans includes the highest levels of education. But what does it mean to live that success? In Straight A's Asian American students at Harvard reflect on their common experiences with discrimination, immigrant communities, their relationships to their Asian heritage, and their place in the university. They also explore the difficulties of living up to family expectations and the real-world effects of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478000244
• ISBN13: 9781478000242
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"